Venezuela orders police to find, arrest anyone involved in supporting U.S. attack-decree


People attend a march calling for release of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, after he and his wife Cilia Flores were captured following U.S. strikes on Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela January 4, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Jan ‌5 (Reuters) - The state ‌of emergency put ‌in place by the Venezuelan government since ‍the U.S. attack ‍that ousted ‌President Nicolas Maduro orders ‍police ​to "immediately begin the ⁠national search and capture ‌of everyone involved in ⁠the ‍promotion or support for the ‍armed attack by ‌the United States," according to a text of the decree published on Monday.

The decree has ‌been in force since Saturday, but ​was published in full on Monday.

(Reporting by Reuters)

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